in
mm
PRICE IVE CENTS
VOL. XXXII NO. 51 ASTOTUA OREGON SUNDAY MARCH 3. 1881).
rJl'SINESS CARDS.
A A. CliEVKli.VSD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Orfl'e Flavel's new brick building. comer
Second ana Cass sweets ; upstairs.
OU. H. SM1TU.
ATTORXEY AT LAW.
Office on Cass street. 2 doors bact of Odd
Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon.
rjEEM KASAGA,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Olllce over White House Cor., Astoria, Or.
Gr
KO. XOI.AXD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
nice In Klnney'b Block, opposite City
lull, Astoria, Oregon.
CW PHLTON. a. C. FULTON
FITITOX BROTHERS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
ooras5and 6, Odd Fellows Building.
J t. A. BOWLIIY.
utoruey and Counsellor at Law
'Qke on Cbenaraus Street, Astoria, Oregon
iitj. i:. la Kouct.
DENTIST.
itoonis 11 ana 12 Odd Fellows Building,
ASTORIA, - - - - OREGON.
1M. A. Ii. AM) J. A, FULTON.
Cass street, between 3rd and 4th.
Special attention to Diseases of Women
and Children, by Dr. A, L. Fulton.
Special attention to Surgery, by Dr. J. A.
Fulton.
Office hours from 10 to 12 a.m., and 1 to 4
P.M.
TAX TDTTIjE, 31. JO.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
OrriCK Itooms 6 Pythian Building
Residence : SK corner Wall and West
vlh streets, opposite I. W Cage's.
4 12. H1IAW.
DENTIST.
Itooms la Allen's Building, up stairs, cor
ner Cass and Squemoqua streets. Astoria
Oregon.
M
ItS. UK. OWK8-AIAIIt,
Office and residence, D.K. Warren's for
mer residence, Astoria, Oregon.
Diseases of Women and Children, and of
the Eye and Ear, specialties.
TB.o.ur.E8Ti:s.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Special attention to Diseases of Women
and Surgery.
ekkick: Opposite Telegraph Office, up
Stairs, Astoria, Oregon.
A. M3IITU.
DENTIST.
Rooms 1 and 2 - Pythian Building over
C. 11. Cooper's Store.
r ii. MAXsKtr,, ,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Real Estate and Commission Agent.
Agent for the American Building and Loan
Association.
One door wester Telegraph office.
PATRONIZE HOME JHDUSTRYi
There Is no occaslod fox the most- fastidi
ous of our citizens to send to Portland or
aan c rancisco ior . -
Custom Ftfade Clothes
Astheycau pet ftetter Fits. Better Work-
mansuip, ana ior less Money.
By Leaving their Orders with MEANT.
New CSods by Every Steamer.
Call and See flint and Satisfy Yourself.
P. J. Meany. Merchant Tailor.
AUOTIOKT
AND COMMISSION HOUSE.
MARTIN OLSEN,
Successor to E. C .Uolden.
The oiaest established Commission House
in uregon. uooas oi an Kinas sola on com
mission.
Auction Sales Every Saturday.
General Repairing, Jobbing and Uphol
steringdone.
Fine stock of Furniture on hand.
When you want Bargains In Household
VJUVU3 U Ul
MARTIN OLSE.X
CANDY Manufactured and For Sale at
Wholesale Prices, at
The Oregon Bakery
A. A. CLEVELAND, Prop'r.
Good Bread, Cate ant Pastry
None but the Best Materials Dsed.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers
Bread delivered In any part of the city.
For Rent.
FURNISHEb'liooW INQUIRE AT THE
Bazar, one door south ot The Abtoki
ajj Office.
H.
Ask For Ayer's
Sarsaparilla, and )e sure you get it,
wuea you -want me dcsi oiood-purifier.
v ltu its forty years
of unexampled suc
cess in the euro of
Blood Diseases, you
can make no mis
take in. preferring
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
to any other. The
fore-runner of mod
ern blood medicines,
Ayer'a Sarsaparilla
is still the most pop
ular, being in great
er demand than all
others combined.
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla is selling faster
than ever before. I never hesitate to
recommend it." George W. Whitman.
uruggisi, Aioany, mu.
" I am safe in saying that my sales of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla far excel those of
any other, and it gives thorough satisfac
tion." L. II. Bush, Des Moines, Iowa.
"Ayer'a Sarsaparilla and Ayer's Pills
are the best sellinc medicines in mv
store. I can recommend them conscien
tiously." C. Bickhaus, Pharmacist,
Koseland, 111.
"We liaro sold Ayer'a Sarsapantia
hero for over thirty jears and always
recommend it when asked to name the
best blood-purifier." "W. T. McLean,
Druggist, Augusta, Ohio.
" I havo sold your medicines for tho
last seventeen years, and always keep
them in stock, as tliev are staDles.
There is nothing so good for the youth
ful blood' as Avcr's Sarsanarilla."
II. L. Parker, Fox Lake, Yi3.
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla cives the best
satisfaction of any medicine I hare in
stock. I recommend it, or, as the
Doctors say, 'I prescribe it over tho
counter.' It never fails to meet tho
cases for which I recommend it, even
where the doctors' prescriptions hae
been of no avail." C. F. Calhoun,
Monmouth, Kansas.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
PBEFARED ST
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
f rice $1 ; ilx bottlei, 5. Worth 55 a bottle.
BWUTS SPECIFIC
13 entirely a vcgotalilo preparation con
talnlng no Mercury, Fotaih, Arsalc, or other
poisonous substances.
SWIFTS' SPECIFIC
Has cured hundreds ot cases of Eplthclio-,
ma or Cancer of tho Skin, thousands of cases''
of Eczema, Blood Humors and Skin Diseases,
and hundreds of thousands of cases ot Scrof
ula, mood Poison and Blood Taint.
SWIFTS SPECIFIC
Hag relieved thousands of cases of Mercu
rial Poisoning, Rheumatism and Stillness of
tho Joints.
Ciuttjxoooa, Taw, Jane.27. IS33-SwJfl'
Specific Co;. Atlanta, On. Gentlemen jln tbo
early part of. the present year,' a bad ease of
blood poison appeared upon me. I began
taking s. S. S. tinder advice of another, and
to-day I .leel CTeatly, Improved. I am stIU
taring the: medicine- and shall continue to do
so until I am perfectly well. I bellovcltwlll
effect a perfect euro. Youn truly.
Doc. P-Howim,
lllWcstStxtUSt.
Colcsbia, S.O. July 7, lSSS-?Tho Swift
Specific ax, Atlanta, Oa. Gentlemen I was
a great sufferer from muscular rheumatism
tor two years. I could get no permanent ro
ller from any medicine prescribed br.my
physician. I took over a dozen bottles of
your s. a S and now I am aswellaslerer
was In my lire. I am sure your medlctno
cured me. and I would recommend it to any
one suffering from any blood disease. Yours
truly, O. E. Hconrs.
Conductor C. & a. K. E.
Waco, Texas. May 9, 1333-Gentleraen She
wife of one of my customers wis" terribly
sffilcted with a loathsome skin disease, that
covered her whole body. JSne waaoontned
to her bod for several years by Uus affliction,
and could not help herself at all. She could
noteleepfromaviolent Itching and stinging
of the skin- The disease baffled the skill of
tho physicians who treated It.. Her husband
boron finally .giving his wireSwlft's Speclnc,
and she commenced to Improve almost Im
mediately, and In a few weeks she was ap
parently well. Sho Is now a hearty flne
looklnglady with no trace of tho afflictien:
left. Yours very truly. J. E. Sluss,
Wholesale Druggist, Austin .Avjenne.
Trcatlso on Blood and Skin Dlseaseatnallsd
frop. The Swar Srxcmc Co, Draper X
Atlanta, Oa.- Kcw York,75C Broadway.
CHRIS. EVBNSON.
THE
Central Hotel
EVENSON & COOK.
Ontho European Plan.
LARGE CLEAN ROOMS,
A FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
Board by the Day, Week or Month
Prlvato Rooms for Families, Etc.
Transient Custom Solicited.
Oysters, Fish, Meats, Etc, Cooked to
Order.
WATF.JtSt., Opp. Foard & HtokeH
A FIRST CLASS SALOON
Run in connection with the Premises. The
Best of
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
Good Billiard Tables and Private Card
Rooms. ,
Mrs. Clam Glenn,.
Fashionable Dressmaker.
PRICES RE.ASOifiULE. .
Rooms over Mrs. Rappleyea's, one door
soutn ot astobiax onice.
IJtf
III' jfr5t&&ISo
"MILL
tB5 ALL Vv JftL&v Sb
YOUNG'B BAT.
Its Description, and Geological Origin.
Astoria, March 2nd, '89.
To toe Editor of The Astoria:, :
In the past two or three weeks
there has been some light sk'ir
misbing in regard to the location
of the bridge across Young's bay.
We have differed sharply in the
matter, but that has past. If you
will permit me, I will say a few
words in regard to the actual size,
condition and origin of the bay,
separate and apart from any rail
road or bridge, and I shall not
mention them in criticism.
I am impelled to this because of
the great amount of ignorance in
the community in reference to it,
even by those who ought to be
well posted. It is almost univers
ally the opinion that the bay is a
shallow body of water through
which narrow, crooked channels
run that can only be navigated on
the tides:
I will take the United States
chart as my guide, which ought to
be good authority, blight changes
may have taken place since, but
not sufficient to make any material
difference. From Smith's Point a
little to the south of west, and
about four miles distant is tho
mouth of Skipanon. From Smith's
Point on the line of tho proposed
bridge, the bay is one and a half
miles wide. From the same point
due south the bay is something
over one and a half miles wide, to
the mouth of Lewis and Clarke's.
From Smith's Point and the
mouth of Lewis and Clarke's river
eastward for about one mile, both
shore lines converge at about the
same angle, till at I'atrtiela the
bay is one-half mile wide, with
channel close to this shore, and
one-fourth of a mile higher.
Young's river empties into the bay
and is about 1,500 feet wide.
Over the whole of this area, at
high tide the sKbalest water is
from 6 to 8 feet deep on the flats.
At average low water, the area
within the G-foot limit covers over
half the surface of the bay. In this,
of course, the deeper waters occur,
this gives plenty of sea room tor
all light craft at low water.
The main channel is what the
people are most interested in.
The Young's bay channel empties
into the Columbia about one mi'e
west of Smith's Point, wc will call
all that is within the 12 foot limit,
channel.
From the end of the spit run
ning out from Smith's Point to the
south shore the channel is 1,300 feet
wide. The water over this area is
from 14 to 17 feet deep at low
tide. This is nearly twice as
wide as the river at Portland at the
railroad bridge. From this point
to where the proposed bridge
crosses the bay and one half mile
from the shore, and a distance of
one mile from the Columbia chan
nel, the 12-foot line gradually con
verges, till at the crossing the
channel is 880 feet wide, and the
water from 12 to 15 feet deep at
average low tide. This is about
the width of the. river at Stark
street ferry, at Portland. The
channel still converges until about
one-half mile below Fairfield it is
only about 400 feet wide within
the 12-foot limit. From this point
the channel rapidly widens to an
average width of 1,320 feet, with
in the 12-ioot limit, to the mouth
of the Walluski, a distance of
about 2J miles. Of course on the
outside of the 12-foot line to the
G-foot line is a wide margin.
Within this distance of 2J miles,
there is a channel over a mile long
and 800 feet wide, whose water is
from 20 to 58 feet deep at average
low water.
A little higher up is another
channel as wide, not quite so long,
with water from 20 to 30 feet
deep. Here is a nicely sheltered
harbor, whoso dimensions and
depth of water far exceeds any
thing that Portland with all her
wealth can boast of; this, too,
with a channel through the sboal
est place in which is 13 feet at
the "lowest of the average low
water," with a tidal rise of "G to 8
feet.
If Portland could have this har
bor with as much water and tide
to the sea it would be worth un
told millions to her. The Lewis
and Clarke channel is less preten
tious. The water on the bar,
where the channel flows' into the
YpunglB riyerrchannet- for-a shoTt
distance is b It. at low tide. From
the bar to a mile or so above the
mouth of the river the water is
from 12 to 14 ft. deep. Then the
water deepens to 30 feet at low
water for one-half a mile with an
average width of 400 feet. A
good ohannel continues nearly two
mile's higher. One peculiarity
about all these waters is, that the
bottom is composed of a soft light
silt consisting of mud, the lighter
particles of sand and mica all easily-floated
by moderately moving
currents.
This would render the deepen
ing and widening of the channels
to almost any extent desired, a
cheap and easy matter; for all
that would be necessary to be done
would be to stir the silt a little
while the tide was ebbinsr and it
would pop out to sea.
The amount ot debris that comes
into the bay from tho surrounding
country is comparatively small and
must always be so, since it would
not refill as rapidly as the Colom
bia. While all this is true, a
slight retardation of the currents
irom any cause would precipitate
the silt and shoal the channels.
If the navy yard is located on
the Columbia river no better site
is to be found anywhere, the water
being lresh most of the year.
Now as to the geology of the
bay and its rivers.
During the glacial period many
years ago this countrj' was a thous
and or lateen hundred feet above
its present level. The great gla
cier that came down out of the
Columbia river and the lesser
ones that came down out of
Young's river and Lewis and
Clarke's river, when they finally
disappeared and floated away, lelt
deep V shaped scars in the soft
shales and rotten sandstones of
which this lower county is com
posed. The whole coast is slowly
sinking beneath the Pacific ocean.
As it goes down beneath the
water level, thevdebris from the
interior settles and fills these deep
impressions made by the ice, so
that between Astoria and the op
posite shore of the Columbia river
a vast quantity of sand fills the
abyss, while Young's bay is filled
to a great depth with light sand
mud and mica, mixed, and in al
ternate layers. Judging from the
angles of the slopes, and the dis
tance between the bordering hills;
the mud and light sand deposits in
Young's bay in the deepest place,
must be four or five hundred feet
deep, while the heavier sands in
the Columbia, cannot bo much
less than 1,000 feet deep.
Our distances down here are so
vast and our natural resources so
greatly in excess of our present
demands that I fear we have
grown into the habit of underesti
mating what nature in its bounte
ous gifts has bestowed upon us.
I trust that in future any ol our
citizens who feel disposed to speak
lightly of any ot our great natural
gifts will think twice before doing
so.
The habit of underestimating
everything with which we have to
do, dwarfs us :n our ambitions
and energies. We never rise
above the estimate we place upon
ours and our surroundings, mid
outsiders are not apt to give us a
nigner value man we claim lor
ourselves.
W. Hampton Smith.
"The Rest laid Plans of Mice and Men
Oanp; aft aRlee." Not so llostctter's Stom
ach Bitten.. It coes riilit to the snot it is
designed to beneficially affect, and there is
no uruiness in us acion. iiutnniie it re
lieves constipation In common with dyspep
si.i and liver complaint associate e ns the
cripiUR and abdominal disturbance produced
by drastic purgatives never precede its oper
ation. Its thoroughness Is uumarred bv vio
lence, the chief characteristic of most laxa
tives. and one that is highly prejudicial to
both bonds ami stomach. It is only by in
vigorating the intestinal canal, and thus fit
tinclt to perform itsofllce as a natural sluice
for the effete matter of the system, that its
regularity can be perpetuated. To weaken
by drenching is to incure its relapse Into dis
order. This the Bitters never does. Chills
and fever, nervousness. Kidney complaints
jleid to the Bitters, and appetite and !eep
are improved by it.
A health journal is telling peo
pie "how to lie when asleep." If
it could persuade them to tell the
truth when awake it would be do
ing real service.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
(Then sho was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
iVhea she became Hiss, she clung to Castoria,
iVhen she had Children, sh e save them Castoria
The house of representatives
has nassed the senate bill direct
ing the attorney general, within
six months after the passage of
the act. to nauso suits to he
,
broueht in tho name of the United
States in the United States circuit
court for the district of Oregon,
against all Dersons. firms and cor
porations claiming to own inter
ests in lands granted to the state
of Oregon to aid in the construc
tion of different wacon roads in
Oregon. The suits are to deter
mine the question ot seasonable
and proper comrletion of the same
roads, in accordance with the terms
ot the granting acts.
CARELESS 3IOTUERS.
31any mothers have permitted their
chidren to die before their eyes when
they mijrht have been saved. Any
mother who Keeps house without a bot
tle of Acker's English Baby Soother at
hand, runs a risk which she may some
time regret. It has saved tho lives of
thousands of children, and is doing so
e cry year. J. V. Conn, Druggist.
Women, it is said, live longer
than men. This comes of their
keeping their age a secret.
Death doesn't know when to call
for them. Boston Courier.
HOW DOCTORS COAQLEK DEITII.
Doctor Walter K. Hammond says : "Af
ter a long experience I have come to
the conclusion that two-thirds of all
diuth.-. tioni coughs, proiimonia and
consumption, might be avo.de if Ack
er's English Cough Itcmedy wuo only
carefully used in time." This wonder
ful Itcmedy is sold under a positive
guarantee by J. V. Conn, Druggist.
"Why cannot a woman become
a successful lawyer, I should like
to know?" asked a lady of a cyni
cal old Judge. "Because, madam,''
he answered, "she's too fond of
giving her opinion without pay."
CETTEK Til IN BLOODY BATTLES.
General Wheatcroft'Nelson.sayst'Hy
experience in the English army as well
as in America, convinces me that no Wi
jiiflf so thoroughly purifiess the blood or
add-, to health, vigor and life as Ack
er's EnglialuJttood .Elixir." Thiygreat
Itftnedy is sold under a positive guar
antee by J. IV. Conn, Druggist.
Nothing equals Ayer's Sarsapa
rilla for purifying the blood, and
as a spring medicine.
The recent attempt to authorize
a state lottery in Nevada by
amending the constitution was
defeated bj' 500 votes. This wfis
a narrow escape from a great dis
grace.
WDER
utely Pure.
Thlspottderneverrarles, A marvel of
purity, strength and wholesomeness. More
economical than the ordinary kinds, and can
not be sold in competition with the multi
tude of low test, short weight, alum or phos
phate now ders. Sold only in cans. ICotai.
11AKINO I'OWDKR Co. 100 V'all-St.. N. Y.
D. V. CitowLEV & Co. Agents, Portland,
Oregon.
THE VIENNA
Restaurant anfl Chop Housb.
G. W. Fisher & Co., Prop's.
Game, Fish, Oysters, Etc.,
COOKED TO OKDER-
Fino Private Jloomq. Evcrythlnc
lrst CInss.
Genevieve Street, rear of GrlfBu & Keed's.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
B I DflVAl DHINQ i
V KUTHLponpih XI
Absol
XwJLVTy
ksIi)
will
CASH.
1889.
I. L. OSGOOD'S
Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing Goods,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS,
Traveling Bags.Umbrellas, Blankets, Quilts, etc.
Direct from the Manufacturers and Importers.
t5T"A child buys as cheaply aa tho most experienced bnyer.
I. L.OSGOOD,
KInnev's Brick HnlliUno- w J. J A
Opposite ltescue Engine House.
Street Cars running by the door.
TATJMLT
-AND-
CEILING DECORAT
5000 donblo roll of Wall Papor and Decorations of the latest styles and shades
jnat received direot from Eastern faotoriea.
Also a large assortment of
CARPETS,
Of all grades in beautiful new designs
New Smyrna Rugs, Portiere Curtains, China Matting, Etc., Etc.
Call and examine. CHAS. HEILBORN.
The New Model Range
CAN BE HAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF
X!. R. HA WES,
Agent. Call and Examine It; You Will be Pleased. E. It. Hawes Is also Agent for the
Buck Patent Cooking Stove,
AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES.
Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand.
FIRE BRICK
SEALSB IX
Hay, Oats, anl Straw, Lime, Brici, Cement, Sand aui Plaster
Wood Dellrered to Order. Drajlng, Teaming and Express Business,
MM -F3 .. h mflk
TER apply to the Captain, or to
Bargains !
Canned Goods
-w-
AT HEADQUARTEBS
Astoria Grocery and Canned Coods Co.,
At Old i. X. L Corner, Opposite Parker House.
H. Til THAT6HEE.
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
Is the Leading and
Only First-Glass
RESTAURANT.
Good Cooking. Clean Services. Reasonable
Prices. Polite Walters. Prompt
Attention.
Try Him and You will be
More than Satisfied,
Everybody Says So,
Private Rooms.
MAIN STREET, - - ASTORIA.
JEFF'S
ONE PRICE.
AS hOflMj UfSgOai
F4FI
FIRE CLAY
STEAMEB
CLARA PARKER
Eben P. Parker, Master.
For TOWING, FREIGHT or CHAR
H. C. PAKE Kit.
and Groceries.
The Astor House,
E.E.ROSS, - PROPRIETOR.
Newly Repainted. Repaired. Refuted, Re
furnished and Thoroughly Renovated,
A Large, Clean;
-Well-kept House.
RATES:
From a Dollar a Day Upwards.
First-class In all Its appointments, clean,
neat, sunny rooms, well furnished
and well kept.
YOU ARE INVITED TO CAM,.
t5T"Free Coach to and from the IIou?e.
Seaside Bakery.
BcstMIllr Bread :til
CAKES OP ALL KINDS,
Manufacturers of Fine Candles.
AND
Ornamental Confectionery
And Ice Creams.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Candles.
JOHNSON, BROS.
Bargains !